Sentences with phrase «at the knees by»

It infuriates me that the system can't seem to operate in a way that at least allows my child to eat something and therefore cutting me off at the knees by just trying to feed my kid because there is literally no time in the day to allow him to eat.

I.e., if you can't stop Obama's reelection, cut him off at the knees by giving him a hostile Congress (it worked in 2012, after all).

And here was some bald, middle - aged, condescending chicken nugget, sneering at me for being single... presumably because I wasn't going weak at the knees by simple virtue of the fact that he was a single RAF pilot.

What if you took the most expensive version of the Amazon Echo — one whose potential was essentially chopped off at the knees by a competitor — and shrunk it down a bit, lopping of $ 10 from the price in the process.

Not exact matches

Before Wounded Knee, in a military action stirred by gold mining on tribal land, Gen. George Armstrong Custer and 200 U.S. troops were killed in 1876 by Sioux warriors at Little Bighorn, in what is now present day Montana, about 400 miles west of the Standing Rock battle.

The knee - jerk reaction of many Canadians, including Industry Minister Tony Clement, is to assume that high gas prices and inflated profit margins are likely to be explained by collusion among the big oil companies to fix prices at higher than acceptable levels.

Also, morality is not external (if byexternal that you mean something that you can know is right or wrong has to be determined by a larger body or set of policies created by someone else many years ago to be official), and morality does not necessarily flow from religion (plenty of Catholic priests, Islamic Imams, Protestant preachers wave their hands high in the air in the afternoon, at praise time, and when the lights go down they crawl on their bellies, and hands and knees like snakes and dogs).

And if the liturgical movements of the Christian community at some time and place seem not to move or stir, bending no knee, bowing no head, drawing no tear, lifting no heart, the intent of the liturgy is not served by abandoning it.

If Scully's mentor and former partner, Red Barber, was the soft - spoken, southern - accented master of the homely analogy — «This game is tighter than a new pair of shoes on a rainy day» — Scully brings to his work the perspective of a philosopher at ease with the human condition, perhaps first formed by the liberal arts education he received at Fordham University shortly after World War II: «Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day - to - day.

Only they hold to the doctrine that there is a Creator (and Governor of the universe); that each individual owes a personal accounting at the time of Judgment to this Creator, a Judgment that is prior to all claims of civil society or state; and that this inalienable relation between each individual and his Creator occurs in the depths of conscience and reason, and is not reached merely by external bows, bended knees, pilgrimages, or other ritual observances.

We kneel not as miserable worms but as those brought to their knees by sheer wonder at the gift.

At the height of the violent reactions by Muslims, the dominant note in the Western media — led, predictably, by the New York Times — was that Benedict had been careless or unnecessarily provocative and should, figuratively speaking, crawl on his knees to Mecca to ask forgiveness.

Nurtured by mother cow I have no idea how a clunky knee can stop your breath in pure pain, unstring you as with a nerve - chop, millions have jumped at prostheses: a week, and they hip - hop delightedly.

@peter van brussel in all due respect sir the GOD we serve is the only true GOD «ror there is one name under heaven for by which man shall be saved, the MAN CHRIST JESUS its not budda, its not muhammad its not some greek god its not ala, its JESUS that at that name every knee shall bow and every toungue confess that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD.

The sign of Jonah is in One who was rejected as a blasphemer by the religious leaders of his time and condemned to death as a criminal by the political leaders, rising up from the dead and sitting at the right hand of God, and being given a name that is above every other name, so that «at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth» (Phil.

I know nothing about «cooking» — an unhappy childhood meant I learned nothing «at my mother's knee»; heating rations when in the Army doesn't count as cooking by any stretch of the imagination!

But it's no surprise because the same man who frowns upon this, also had complete faith in the FFP rules and how the City's, Chelsea's and Barcelona's would be so knee deep in debt and restrictions by now, they would be able to pull off any sort of shenanigans and Arsenal would be the knights in shining armor at the top of the food chain!

Today, at 64, Santo — who is considered by many to be the best eligible player not enshrined in the Hall of Fame — has had both legs amputated below the knee.

So judging by the fact that it was the French central midfield star Francis Coquelin sat next to the boss today ahead of the Champions League match at home to Ludogorets Razgrad, I assume that Le Coq is set for his first Arsenal start since picking up a knee injury in the Premier League win over Chelsea.

With fullback William Floyd out until at least midseason with a severe knee injury and free - agent pickup Johnny Johnson on the shelf with a bad back, D - Love, by default, is San Francisco's featured back for a second straight season.

At this stage of his career, it seems like a sensible decision especially coming off the back of the serious knee injury that he suffered last season and having been pushed down the pecking order at Old Trafford by Romelu LukakAt this stage of his career, it seems like a sensible decision especially coming off the back of the serious knee injury that he suffered last season and having been pushed down the pecking order at Old Trafford by Romelu Lukakat Old Trafford by Romelu Lukaku.

Michigan State did hit a short rough patch this year, but of its five regular - season losses, three came by a point, and another occurred at powerful Iowa when Valentine had not yet returned to full strength after having left knee surgery on Dec. 21.

The scream of Billy Cunningham as his knee tore and his season — perhaps even his career — ended, bespoke the savage hurt that can come with sport, the pangs and throbbing and enduring ache that athletes live with, scheme against and, at times, are beaten by.

It does appear to be good news about the knee injury picked up by Francis Coquelin in the Arsenal game at Chelsea, with the early rumours suggesting that the midfielder could be out for a month proving to be wrong.

Titans wide receiver Harry Douglas sparked outrage on and off the field by diving at the knee of Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. in Tennessee's 13 - 10 Week 14 win.

Appleton, a midfielder at Manchester United before his career was cut short by a knee injury, has signed a three - and - a-half year deal.

Their lofty ambitions have been outlined at a club that owner Mike Ashley put up for sale last September when Newcastle was brought to its knees by the resignation of manager Kevin Keegan.

So here we go with an article which will be considered by many to be a knee jerk reaction to yesterday's appalling performance but is in actuality more related to the state of play at the club the problems with our manager and ultimately the utter lack of ambition from the board.

'' [For] anybody who has had four operations on their knee by age 35 and is still having significant problems, the outlook is not good,» says Dr. Ronald Grelsamer, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

To understand why a 58 - year - old salesman for the Active Bolt & Screw Company is up to his knees in S.A.S.E.'s at his home in Collierville, Tenn., one must understand those expansion Mets embodied by Marvelous Marv.

Bakayoko, who helped Monaco reach the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, was set to have already had his medical with the club, however it had to be postponed as the midfielder required minor knee surgery at the end of last season, as reported by Sky Sports.

And in the same interview, Wenger reveals that the knee problem picked up by Mesut Ozil that looks like keeping our record signing off the pitch for months, was known about at halftime in the match at Chelsea.

It was fitting that he got called out by Joe with video proof right then and there and I hope he gets the ridicule he deserves for trying to get an unwarranted DQ victory or at the very least an unearned rest after getting waxed by 2 knees.

Former Michigan commit Matt Falcon, who was offered medical scholarship by the Wolverines after suffering several knee injuries, announced Wednesday that he will be pursuing a football career at Western Michigan.

It's easier to tell from the other angle, but he hits Carson's right leg by the thigh first, then redirects into the left knee while # 97 makes it so Carson's left leg can't adjust to the impact at all.

Leinart has been cut once by a surgeon, seven years ago, for a rotator - cuff injury; White has undergone five knee surgeries, including ACL reconstructions on each leg, since arriving at Oklahoma in 1999.

Woods won the U.S. Open by a record 15 strokes at Pebble Beach in 2000, then won at Bethpage Black in 2002 and famously triumphed at Torrey Pines in 2008 while dealing with a torn up knee and broken leg.

Lions center Dominic Raiola pulled a totally scumbag move and dove at the knees of a Patriots player and that was followed up by Ndamukong Suh and Darrelle Revis exchanging some words during the post-game handshake.

In training camp, Burfict started a brawl with his own team when he tackled running back Gio Bernard by diving at his knees.

A talented defender whose career was cut short by a serious knee injury at aged 29, Howe had a brief and crocked two years at Portsmouth either side of making 250 + appearances for his beloved Bournemouth.

Football fans around the world sometimes live in a dreamland with sports simulation games at you fingertips and knee jerk reactions week by week.

On loan Everton forward Henry Onyekuru who is back at the club receiving treatment after injuring his knee while in action for his loan side Anderlecht, won't be needing surgery according to a statement by Everton.

Rossi showcased his finishing ability during a spell at Villarreal but his career has sadly been blighted by knee injuries in recent years.

A 22 - cap Canada international, the defender was released by West Ham after recovering from a horrific knee injury suffered while on loan at AC Horsens in Denmark last year.

The 80 - cap Socceroo is being eyed by Sydney FC as a suitable replacement for Rhyan Grant who suffered a serious cruciate knee ligament injury, and Wilkshire confirmed his interest, he said: «If something interesting comes up that excites me, then I will certainly look at it.

In that light, while it's incredibly frustrating and extremely rude that Sir Chips would just cut off anything resembling a discussion at the knees before it had a chance to even start, it's not surprising; he's a by - product of the club's identity and philosophy.

Anelka has recovered from the knee injury that kept him out of Monday night's match at Arsenal but Mikel twisted a knee joint in the same game when tackled by Robin van Persie, a foul which earned the Arsenal striker a booking and resulted in Mikel's half - time withdrawal.»

Another day, another Arsenal injury story... Former Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck underwent knee surgery at the start of the season but had hoped to be back on the football pitch by January.

Amavi, who is currently recovering from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, has been valued at $ 14m by Aston Villa.

Arsene Wenger suggests Alexandre Lacazette's recent struggles in front of goal for Arsenal could be explained by the knee injury which has seen him ruled out for at least a month.